FM-3-81 Maneuver Enhancement Brigade Download

Appendix A A-18 FM 3-81 09 November 2021 Table A-3. Protection integration to MDMP (continued) Key Input Steps Protection Actions Protection Output Key Output • Mission statement • Initial commander’s intent, planning guidance, CCIRs, and EEFIs • Updated IPB and running estimates • Assumptions Step 3: • COA Development • Determine array of protection assets • Integrate protection tasks into COA • Determine initial scheme of protection • Coordinate health support requirements • Ensure that link architecture meets requirements and has been allocated from respective agents • Recommend appropriate level of survivability effort for each COA based on the expected threat • Determine alternate construction location, methods, means, materials, and timelines to give the commander options • Determine real-property and real estate requirements • Identify indicators and vulnerabilities • Recommended updates to PPL • Recommended updates to EEFIs • Determine residual risk • Develop initial OPSEC measure and countermeasures • Initial scheme of protection • COA statements and sketches • Tentative task organization • Broad concept of operations • Revised planning guidance • Updated assumptions • Updated running estimates • Revised planning guidance • COA statements and sketches • Updated assumptions Step 4: • COA Analysis (War Game) • Identify limitations and shortfalls of protection tasks for each COA • Determine branches, sequels, decision points, unintended consequences, and second- and third-order effects • Develop risk management and decision points for risk tolerance • Develop MOE and MOP • Initial DAL • Refined EEFI • Refined information collection plan • Refine OPSEC measures and countermeasures • Initial risk management and risk tolerance decision point matrix • Refined scheme of protection • Refined COAs • Potential decision points • War-game results • Initial assessment measures • Updated assumptions • • Updated running estimates • Refined COAs • Evaluation criteria • War-game results • Updated assumptions Step 5: • COA Comparison • Compare economy-of- force and risk reduction measures • Refined protection priorities • Refined PPL • Refined EEFI • Refined scheme of protection • Evaluated COAs • Recommended COAs • Updated running estimates • Updated assumptions